simple-base-string, base-string, simple-string, string, vector, simple-array, array, sequence, t

The type simple-base-string is equivalent to (simple-array base-char (*)).

Abbreviating.

simple-base-string [size]

• size - a non-negative fixnum, or the symbol *.

This is equivalent to the type (simple-array base-char (size)); that is, the set of simple base strings of size size.

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